Type-writing machine.



H. H. STEELE.

TYPE WBITIRG MACHINE. nrmonxon rmm IA! 26, 1910.

- Patented July 4, 1911.

H. H. STEELE.

TYPE WRITING MAGHINR APPLICATION FILED KAY US, 1910. 99 ,309 Patented July 4, 1911.

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w 1114155555. INVENTEIR. fw w 4 MJW/ZZ 1-115 ATTORNEY 1 mechanism for typewriting machines an left-hand paper finger in-Fig. 1. Fig.8 i or -s'upport ;fwhichi-zcurves av sideview partly in section of the rightdownward'overthe-itopofith hand. paper in Fig.3 but looked at from-the opposite 14. The-pin'lQand-armfl e 6 is a top'vi'ewpartly in horizontal section, The. rear end of the-arn1 15 Said bar is ormedaatiits'underiside -,as. s hnwi1 UNITED STATESTPATEiTT OFFICE;

. Mi 17:1; ts HERBERT STEELE, OF M ARCELLUS, .YOItK, ASSIGNORTO THE MONARCH TYPE WRITER COMPANY, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A-COBPQRATION'OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING mart an;

996,809. W Specification of Iietters Patent. Patented Jilly 4, 1911; V i I Application filed my 2'6, 1910. Serial No. 563,571.

To all whom it"may concern: 7 the opposite side-margins of worksheets. Be it knownthat LHERBERT H. STEELE, "These two contriyances difier somewhatin citizcn'of the United States, and resident details of construction, the'ri ht-handcone of Marcellus, in the county of Onondaga and trivance, nowto'be described,%e1n 'tlie.pr e, 5 State, of New 'York, have invented certain ferred form ofniy invention. fjSai contriv 6,0 new and -useful Improvements in Ty e-- ance comprises a block,' .sleeye' er} hublfi. Writing Iachines, of which the following'is 'which'is' mounted on the-rodi'iand is slidable'. a ifi ati j thcrea'long. A tongue or'feather'f .is secured' My invention relates to .paper feedm" wlthinthebore of. the slidable'smember or.

d sleeve 6 and engages'the; groove" 5,"thus ,pre- I more especially to that class of paper guid-' venting rotaryiniovementof the fslevenon ing, feedingand controlling contrivances or therod 4. 'The sleeve 6 is' ,provided with av devices which are commonly termed paper longitudinally: extending-slot sthrough; fingerswhich the usual,erasing.plateyorishelfiplatev 1 The object of-my invention is to provide '9 projects from the ref ,4= the,;construc tion E0; improved devices of the class'specified. being-suchthat. said-erasing'fshelfgdoesgnot 'lothe above and other ends my invention prevent slida-blei moveinent's "f the sleeve; consists in the'features of construction, com along the rod." J- 'IntegraL 3-wa and rising' binations of devices :and arrangements of from the -sleeve-'6 'at.its, o1iter-orfiighflrhand 2 parts hereinafter described andparticularly end is a'lug 10having lateral egrtension."

pointedout in the claims. 11. T .The lug and 'its extension' aregbored' In thelaccompanying drawings; Figure 1 out to receiveapivot pin-l '1 2; jthe;.cOIiStI'u' is, a front elevation of the platen and platen tion of which is bes'tfshown m gEig, L6,.

carrier of-a Monarch typewriting machine headedserew 13 secured'i ith ii fi n I 25 embodying my invention, two forms ofthe end;oft-he pin 12 pr e vents;;acci' ental idi'sf invention-being shown in said figure. Fig. placement thereof i1' 1bfi"-.

2 is anenlarged fragmentary front elevainnerorggleftjhand" tion'an partlys-in "vertical section, ofthe 'ducedas'lndicatedatil kan nger of'Fig. '1, together with end ofiheredncedfz'portion i the mounting of said paper finger, the platen upset 'so as- L(' j clampt thearia :1 I being diagrammatically illustrated. Fig. 4 shoulder 'forme'domthe'pin 1 is aside vie of the paper finge'r shown body portion theredfand+th iii. .end of the platen. Fig.5 isia vertical sec-- together t-hepin providilig fi 'dfl 'f hi A tional view takenon a plane represented .by arm-whereby:itmay beitnr d on-qthe bear i thedottedlinew in Fig. 3 and looking in ingf10,.-11' and about th itn' a1; axisf the direction of the arrow at said line. .Fig. of theapin 12 as-a'pivota tenth ..;f v terminates-be '95 thesection being taken on a plane represent-- hind the pin 12in'ajlug or tail 16. rThe ion- 1T ed by the dottedline. y in Figs 3 andlookward endlof-the arm'terniinhtesain a-finger ing in the direction of the arrow at'said line. piece 17. The under:face- Tofithearm 15'is'ff In the drawings, 1 designates a cylindrislotted=and.providesairhousing foria.-coilejd' 45 cal-platen-supported on anaxle .2 having spring=18,.-said':$P Zi oiipe'rating withiza .100. bearings'inthe end bars .3 ofua platen frame. guide fingerl-U hav :QO'embracing thefj;

or carrier; A 'rod-or barii extendsilongitu arm 15 ,and apivote 21' -{theretoff-"lhe 1 dinallycof 'theplaten 1 aboveythe same an springrl'8; tendsotms wmgr thea 'gnideiffingzf'i 19] supported .at its ends (on ,j the ..send .hais. ,3. awayjfnoinith e gnide 'finger?19 Q rm; I

is pfi-set laterak-Ilyj inward; rtionis, foruie'd papef fi "gersl flwoof such contrivances -are =roll 23 so tliat-;as..the;:paper1 ist fednpward 5 shownwin. Fig. 1,arranged to cooperate-with between the platen and the guidefin er19, ;05:

7 die pressure roll may act on the paper" in co operation With the platen. Themounting The opposite end of the pressure roll 23; is-bestshown in Fig.

which is a'rear view; Said roll is preferably of rubber or the like and is carried by a flanged hub 24 whichbears on the lefthand'reduced-end fportion 25 of a pin 26.

the pin-26 is reduced as indicatedatf2i' and secured fixedly to the lower end portion of the arm .pr support 15. 'A." headedvscrew 28 is secured inthe end of "the reduced portion 25 and prevents displacementof the roll 23 while permitting the same to turn freely on its axis. a

For the purpose of holding the pressure roll 23 out ofoperation atpleasure without affectingtheo eration' -of'the guide finger 19, I provide evices comprising a disk 29 havinga knurled periphery and secured eccentrically toa rota'ryand slidable sleeve or hub 30 which'bears onthe pin 26 and is ar- 'ranged betvveen the arm 1'5.- and the'h ub 24. g This diskor' eccentric device 29 is'adapted to erative or inoperative,positiomdetent de-' Qices 'are'prO ided.comprising asmall pin 31 i t; projecting radially from the pin 26 and -co- .coiiperate'with the: fac e of the guide 19 at one side of the slot 22. In order to set and niaintaiiig -theeccentric device 29 in either opoperating with depres'sions 32 and 3.3 formed at the iopposite endsofia notch 34 cut in one end ofthe s IeeVQBOL-XA sprin i35,.coiled around the pin 26 coiiperates. wit the .oppe

site 'e'nd of the 'sleeve 30, being confined tween", said .sleeve and the arm '15. Said .spring presses the sleeve 30 toward the right and' 'm'a mtamsone or another'of the depressions'32iandf33 engagement with the de nt P 31. v gages with 'the pin .31 as shown in Fig} 5, the

" eccentric device 29 ismaintained ininoperanot raised-but. protrudes down through the" tive' positiomas shown iii-Fig. 3; In this osition the-narrow radius of the eccentric is opposite 'Ithe surface of the COBPBI'utIIIg part 19 ahdQthe eccentric does not touch said part. Cohsequentlythe pressure roll 23 is i opening-22 and cotiperates with the platen'or the -p aperthereon. -When, however, the eccentric device is turned rearward or'm thediree tion of the arrow in ltig. 3, the depression 3 3iis'di'senga ed. from the-pin 31 and T the eccentric? an sleeve 30 may be turned [it operates to'lioldthe ressure roll23 up i'n,- ';a t time the eccentric device will e irfitllfph sition shown-in Fig; 4. From tliisfigure it v of the eccentric is-in contact. with the upper .f pe of the guide fin er 19 ,and the eccentric is of is'ucli 'radius-at t e point of contact that ative position. 1 e pap out/of contact withtlie p aten and in inoperfi i'geir' "coat-rams m 3., swung upward entirely out of use by lifting nearer each other.

,Whenthe depression 33 en-.

unti "'tahii epression 32-engages'with said.-

will be'noted that the periphery against the finger piece .17, swinging the parts to the position shown by dotted lines .m Fig. 3. The upward'and rearward swing of the arm 15 and the parts sup orted there on is limited by the contact 0 the tail 16,

with the rear of the sleeve 6. In order 'to hold the arm 15 either down in operative or 'up in inoperative position, I provide a spring contrivance comprising a bow or leaf spring 36 which iscurved so as to bug or partly embrace the lug l0 and has its forward end secured to a pin 37- projecting laterally from the arm 15; The rear end of the spring 36 is hooked into a transverse groove orslot 38 out in the rear side of the lug 10;

The inherent tension of the spring 36 is such that its ends tend constantly to approach By reference to Fig. 3 it will be note t K when the paper finger is inoperative position an imaginary line joining the ends of the spring 36 will be below the pivotal center a out which the arm 15 turns. In other words, the tendeneyof the spring 36 is to swing the arm downward and maintain the pressure rolls 23 and guide finger l9 in-cooperation with the platen. It will be under- -stood that the spring 36 being stronger than l the coiled springlS willcoinpress the latter sufiiciently to enable the pressure 11 23't0 -.co6perate properly with the-platen 'and to maintain the guide'finger 19 under proper ,.piessure. When the paper finger is swung mupward out of operation to the dotted line position of Fig.3, thespring 36 will be ex- "panded or spread and an imaginary line It will be apparent that when it is desired. to adjust the eccentricdevice 29 it is preferable to raise the paper 'finger temporarily will move the guide finger 19 away from the eccentric 29, thus enabling the eccentric to be turned freely to its" operative position without contacting with the arm.l9. The parts -2.9.'-and 19 will engage only after the restoration of the paper feeding devices to -normalposition and the compression of the spring -18 by-the spring 36-.

' In Fig. 2 and at the left-hand-of. Fig. 1

have shown a paper finger contrivance di tfermg in some'respects :from that hereinbefore j described. In the modified construction the sleeve- 6, pivoted arm-"15, spring pressed guide finger 19, leaf spring 36 and associate parts are or may be substantially the same as out of operation as by so doing the spring 18,6

"the embodiments of my invention herein support or member inovable lengthwisepf i v 'the platen a'rid the arm carryingthe-paper- 40. i Y i saidarm back and'up atpleasure, the leaf or. jbow spr ng holdlngat up and maintalnlng plate 9 and at the v paper finger construction that'can beaswung up'out of the way when desired, shown 1n spring bearing against, the left-hand flan e of said hub and maintaining'said hub.-1n=

The parts'are so associated that at this time the pressure roll 3 "with thelplaten tlierethrough. Totliele ft--- V 5 guide' finger isknurled orroughened as in,

supporting arm are swung apart, the'pres the pin- 41, compressing the spring 42 and the 'platenthe-roll 39 will engage with the 55 port whiclngsm slide but cannot turn on the v I in a typewr tmg n1 achme, the, combma; o her; pla en, a; platen-carrren f t block cameos the corresponding parts of the preferred form above described. In place, however,

pressure roll 39 carriedby a flan ed hubAO arm'15 .,A 1

'left of the pressure roll 39 and surrounds also an extension 40 of the hub40, said contact with the head'of alimiting screw 43.

9 is opposite the opening 22in the guide finger'l9 and may cooperate ofthe opening 22 the upper surface of'tlie dieated at 44. \Vhen theguide finger and sure roll 39 may readily be slid'leftward on bringing said pressure roll over the roughened. surface 44L so that when the paper finger de.- viee'is returned to operative position against roughened surface Maud. will be held thereagainst. Y 1

Itwill be observed that in some respects shown -rsemble the paper finger contriv-, ances of the Monarch typewriter. I-Iowevciy; thellilonarch paper fingers are not as. a whole swingable out of 0peration trans-i 0i hub slidable on said "with said block or-hub, adouble acting spring-connected to said block or-hu'b-a'nd to said arm and operativeat different times to impel said arm in opposite directions, a guide finger 'pivotally connected to said arm, and a second spring between said guide finger and said arm.

' $2. In atypewriting machine, the. combination/of a platen, a platen carrier, a block or. hub adjustable thereon, .an arm pivoted to said block to. swing transversely of said plate n; a'spri'ng connected to said block and .-t o' said arm, -'.means for limiting the :rnovementv oi -said arm toward the platen, :ai'paper controlling device mounted on said arm, :and; a second spring; between saiddevice, and said 1 arm, said arm being movable 3 backward- ;away from the upper faceyof the platenrtoa;pos ition in which the M paper controlling I dev1ce carried by said arm is inoperative.

.: "3. 111 typewritingi machine;- thecombination of 'aplatenga-"platen carrier pro- :vidcd with-a supporting rodior. bar, asleeve orhub islidable a1m'1 sa'id' rod, means for preventing rotation of said 'sleeve on said rod,- an arm 1ipivotzillyi'connecte dwith. said sleeve, aspring eonnecte ilg'to said sleeveand to said- 'arm,r :m'eans for limiting the movement of said am toward the platen, a .guide fingorj pivotally conneeted to said arm, and a second '"fs'prin'g {between said rguide finger and fsaid arm',--said"ar1'n 'being constructed; to swing a'away from the platen to f$ Y f p Whereas yp oviding Tender saidguide finger. inoperative;

aspring pressed joint between the slidable controlling devices, I 'am enabled *to throwrod 4,1 am enabled to retain the erasing. same; tune to provide-a brokenlines'inzE 3, Various ch angesl nay be made I I M withoutide parting from thefscope otrnYfrnVentron. W'h'at l cla 'nras new and desire to secure typewriting machine, the" combinam I bar hereonfa sleeve'or'hub slidable along said -1 "o'd, .m eans 'for ;pre'venting .1 rotatio'irof said sleeve on' said -rod, an arm v pivotallyzaconnected zwitlr-"said sleeve and arplaterr carrier, a su pp'ortadapted to swing transversely. of theplaten,

a spr ng connected to said sleeve a-n'd'to said arm, means tor' linntlng the I pivotal movenientof said arm in both directions" of its swing,-said springbeing operative to maintalu-said arm at the limitof itsmovement in i both directions, guide finger pivotally connected to saidarm; and a' secon'd spring be tween said-guide finger and said arm..

5. lu a typcw-riting 'machine, the combination of-a platen, a: platencarrier, a rod thereon, a sleeve or hub sli'dable onsaid rod, an arm; pivoted to said sleeve andswingable tra'iisv'ersely' of said platen, a paper controllingifdeviceca rl'ied 'by* said"arnn' and a bow spring en'ibrac'ing said sleeve and having its ends jconnectedr respectively to; said 7 sleeve andto saidarnnsaidspring operating in (li tl'erentzpositions of said ii-rm to/js'wing the same ixrjopposite .directioiis ion its: Pi'vot.-

In -a typewriting:machine, the, com

v,bi'natiou ofza platema pl'aten'carrien a rod thereon, a sleeve or hub 'shdable on said" rod,

an arm pivoted to saidsleeveand swingable transversely of said platen, a spring-pressed 7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a platefi carrier,"a rod' on said platen carrier and extending lengthwise of the platen above the same,a sleeve slidable, on said rod and provided with a lateral bearing, an arm having a lateralpin engaging in saidbearing, said arm curving downward andforward over tl1e'platen, a bow spring embracing said" bearing and connected to said arm, a guide finger plvoted to said arm andoffset-inwardly therefrom, a second spring between said guide finger, and vsaid arm, and'a-pressure. roll on said arm. I 8. .In atypewriting machine, a paper controllingcontrivance comprising? a "guide finger and also. 'a pressure roll, said guide finger and said i pressure I:rollbeing i inde 'pendently movable, said ,roll' being movable to abnormal or inoperative position and said guide ,finger serving at will as .a stop to prevent the return 'ofsaid roll to OPGItIlZIYQ;

position. V p 9. In a typewritmg-machine, ;a paperzconger and also a pressure roll normally occupying an openingsin said Me finger but.

- adapted to be lllOVEd-tQflIl inoperative position, the face of saidguide finger at one side of said pressure roll'serving at-willas 'a stopto prevent the return of saidroll to operative position.

10.-In a typewriting machine, a paper fingercoutrivance comprising a supporting arm, a. spring-pressed guide fi pger thereonprovided with a slot, a pressure .roll supported: on said: arm independently of said guide finger and adaptedto coiiperate with sist-he platen, and a: device 006 rativc with said-:guide finger .to positive y hold said pressure roll in inoperative position.

11. In a typewriting machine, apaper finger contrivance, comprising 1asupporting arm, a spring-pressedguide .finger thereon provided with a slot, '1: presure roll sn 1-' ported :on "said arm independently of said i guide finger and adapted to cooperate with I the platen, and a. device 006 erative with =v1'ce comprising an eccentric :said pressure roll.

said I guide finger to positive yhold said pressureroll' in'moperative position, said deco-a'xial with.

12. In a typewriting machine, a paper fi|1-' said finger and said roll' in determined positions.

ger contrivance comprising a supporting arm, a spring pressed giiide fingerthereon provided with a slot, 8; pin extending-lab erally from said arm, a pressure roll rota- -.table on said pin and registering-with said slot, and an eccentric device rotatable on said pin and cooperative with said guide fin- 'ger toholdsaid pressure roll out of operation. 13, In a typewriting machine, a paper finger' -contrivance comprising a supporting arm, a sprin pressed guide finger thereon provided wit .a slot, a pin extending laterally from said arm, a pressure roll rotatable on said pin and registering with said slot, an eccentric device rotatable, on said pin and cooperative with said guide finger to hold said pressure roll out of operation, and

decent devices for holding said eccentric device in' one or another of a plurality of pre- 14. In a typewriting machine,a paper fin- ;ger contrivan'ce comprising a supporting arm, a spring pressed guide finger thereon :provided with a slot, a pin extending laterally from said arm, a pressure roll rotatable on said pin and registering with said -fslot, aneccentric device rotatable on said pin and cotiperative with said-guide finger to hold said pressure roll out of operation, and detent devices for holding said eccentric dev ce in onejor another of aplurality of predetermined positions, said detent devices comprising a' pin projecting radially from said first named pin and cooperating with v depressions in said eccentric'device. trollmg contrivance comprisingiaguide fin- 15. In a typewriting machine, apaper finger .contrivance comprising a guide finger,

a ressure roll, and an eccentric cooperating with 'said' guide finger to hold said ressure row-positively out of operation w'en destrained from turning on the rod, 'an arm hinged to said sleeve and normally extendingjorward over theplaten but capable of being turned up to inoperative position, and a paper guide hinged to said arm and sprliig-pressedtoward the platen. I

' 17. In'a .ty writing machine, the combination Tofa' p aten, a ,platen frame provided .wit-h'a rod arra-n d above-the-platen and extending lon itu inally thereof, an erasing plate mounts on said rod, amember slid-- ableon said rod but restrained from' turning thereon, an arm pivoted to said sleeve above said erasing plate and normally extending forward'jover, said erasing plate,.and a pgger controlling device supported on said r and normally, maintained in spring pressed cotiperation with the front side of verseiy of said erasing plate, said device be- 111g rendered inopera-tlve movement of said arrn.

Slgned at Syracuse, 1n

by the upward the county of Onondaga, and Slfrte of New York, this 24th day of May, D. 1910.

HERBERT H. STEELE.

Witnesses:

;ANNA T. LYNCH,

BESSIE G. KELLEY. 

